Restrictive phrases are...

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not essential to the sentence.
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essential to the sentence.
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always enclosed in commas.
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actually types of clauses.
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Restrictive phrases are essential to the sentence. They provide necessary information to clarify the noun they modify, and without them, the meaning of the sentence would change. Unlike non-restrictive phrases, which are set off by commas, restrictive phrases are not enclosed in commas because they contain crucial information.